Shoe-shining kit.



F. J. STOLLE.

SHOE SHINING KIT.

APPLICATION HLED NOV. I. 1913.

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SHOE SHINING KIT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 1. 1913.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I FRANK J. SToLLn, a citizen of the United tates,residing at Fort Thomas, in the county of Campbell and State ofKentucky, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shoe-ShiningKits, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in portable shoe shining kits, andis particularly adapted for home and office use.

My device is made of metal throughout, is very light and inexpensive tomanufacture, and yet when set up for use is rigid and firm. Suitablereceptacles are provided for all the necessary brushes and blacking.When set up for use, the device has a broad, firm base, well braced, andwhen collapsed for carrying, the whole kit is very compact and is notliable to get out of order. N 0 parts are detachable. Therefore there isnothing to be lost and the time consumed in setting it up for use orletting it down for carrying, is but a few seconds, requires no skilland but one operation.

In the particular embodiment of my invention selected for illustrationFigure 1 is a side elevation of the shoe shining kit set up ready foruse, with the brushes and blacking box in position; Fig. 2 is anelevation of the device without brushes and blacking box, collapsedready for carrying, with parts shown sectionalized; Fig. 3 is a detailof the bottom piece; Fig. 4, a detail, is a top plan view of the slidingring that holds the feet, with spring catch removed, legs partly brokenaway, and brush cage with brushes in position; and Fig. 5 is a detail ofthe foot rest.

Referring now to the drawings, A is the bottom into which the lower endsof the upright rods B, B B fit snugly at a, a 0?, respectively. Thebrush case C made of sheet metal, is secured to the bottom A by havingprojections c on the lower edge of the case, passed through openings aand bent over. The footrest D has holes 0!, d d into which the top endsof the upright rods B, B B respectively, fit snugly. The foot rest D hasone or more conveniently placed fins, 03 to be used in opening theblacking box. The bottom, top and upright rods together form a fixed andrigid frame, and the bottom A forms the bottom of the brush case.

Near the top of the upright rod B is a lug b. A swinging bracket Eadapted to hold Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 29, 1915;.

Application filed November 1, 1913. Serial No. 798,696.

a blacking box is loosely pierced by the rod B and has notchese,-adapted to engage the lug b to hold the bracket E when in variouspositions. A spring S keeps the bracket pressed down against the lug b.The

bracket is meant to be swung out when the kit is set up for use. A ringR fits over the upright rods, and has suitably elongated and hollowedguides 1", r 9, adapted to seat upon the rods B, B B respectively, andslide thereon smoothly and with slight friction. On the ring at the backof each guide is a projection bored to receive the pivot Z, that fastensthe legs L to the ring R. Each leg has a link Z the outer end of whichis bent and fits loosely in a hole Z in the leg L,-and the inner end ofwhich is bent and fits in the contiguous hole a of the bottom A. Aprojection Z on the end of each leg at the top is adapted to seat snuglyagainst the ring R and brace the leg when extended for use.

At the back of the ring is fixed a leaf spring N with a catch n at itslower end, adapted to hook over the back of the bottom at a when thelegs are extended and the kit is set up for use. When the ring R is sosecured to the bottom A, the legs together form a rigid tripod stand andthe whole kit is firm and steady. The spring N has a catch n at itsupper end adapted to hook over the back of the slat (Z of the foot restI) when the kit is folded up ready to be put away.

When the kit is set up ready for use as shown in Fig. 1, it is folded tobe put away by pressing back the hook at so as to release it fromcontact with the bottom A, and the ring then slid upward until the hooka engages the bar d of the footrest. The kit is set up by reversing theoperation.

I claim as my invention and desire to se cure by Letters Patent of theUnited States 1. A shoe shining kit, having in combination a framehaving a single vertical guide at the front, and a plurality of verticalguides at the rear, a vertically-disposed case confined between thelower portions of the guides adapted to receive a brush, a foot restsupported on the upper ends of said guides, a ring circumscribing thebrush containing case and slidably mounted on said guides, legs pivotedto said ring, and a link connecting each leg with said guides.

2. An improved shoe shining kit, having is pivoted to a,contiguousportion of. the

in combination a frame composed of a front vertical guide and two rearvertical guldes,

a case confined betweenuthe.,loweruendstof;

said guides having a top opening adapted to receive a brush, a foot restfixedly-supported on the upper ends of said front and rear guides, aringicircumsoribing saidcase and slidably mounted on said guides, a leg,whose inner end at the top is adapted to press against the ringinextended position,

pivoted to said ring backof each vertical i guide, a lever for eachlegWhOSQiIlIlQI' end.

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